Paper-bag holder



(No Model.)

G.N.'PENN.. PAPER BAG HOLDER.

No. 293,728. Pdtented Feb. 19, 1884:

* "NIT-ED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

I GEORGE NEWTON-FENN, or rnornnrstrown, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-BAG HOLDER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,728, datedFebruary 19, 1884.

' Application filed Decemherll), 1853. (No model.) 7 i d To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE N.- FENN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Prophetstown, in thecounty of NVhiteside and State ofIllinois, have inyented a new and useful Paper-Bag Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

. This invention relates to paper-bag holders especially adapted for usein stores; and it has for its object to provide a simple, attractive,

"and convenient device which may be suspended from the ceiling above thecounter, so as to turn or revolve in any direction, and thus permitaccess to any one of the compartments containing'the bags.

A further object of my invention provides means for holding all sizes ofbags, the larger sizes being supported at their upper ends in properposition; and a further object of my invention provides for' the readywithdrawal of the bags one at a time, and also for filling thecompartments as desired.

With these and other objects in view, the said invention consists incertaindetails of construction and combination of parts, as herenafterset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Viewillustrating the attachment and operation of my improved bag holder.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bagholder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical sectional view of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A is a rod, secured to the ceiling of thestore in any suitable manner, and extending downwardly there from,apipe, B, being journaled on said rod,

. and having its lower end fitted in a hub, O, of

the bag-holder, spokes D projecting radially out from said hub andsecured to the circular rim of the bag-holder. .The rim is divided orformed into a series of compartments, E, by partitions F, a plate, G,being secured to the inner face of the partitions, and formed with aflange, a, to catch over a plate, H, secured to the bottom of thecompartments, and two or more hoops, I, being secured to the outer faceof the bag-holder -and extending across the compartments E, the bagsresting on the bottom plate and held against the hoops, as shown. I

' J "designates a series of spring-pressed clamps for holding the bagsin place, said clamps having a rod, K, extending outward through theinner plate, G, and a spring, L, being coiled around'the rod, so thatwhen the rod K is drawn outward the spring is compressed and the clampscarried along with the rods, so as to leave room in the compartments forplacing an additional supply of bags. An opening, M, is formed in thebottom plate, ,to allow the insertion of the fingers, so as to catchhold of thefirst bag and draw the same downward.

, Y The compartments E vary in size to suit different widths of bags,and in order to accommodate the increasingmeights of the bags, Iprovidea semicircular ring, N, to be attached at the upper end, and extendingacross the compartments containing the larger sizes, and a bail, 0,attached in a similar manner, the upper ends of the bags fittingbetweenthe ring and yoke, and being supported thereby, so as to be-preventedfrom curling over atthe ends.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

The bag-l1older is suspended from the ceiling about two or three feetabove the counter, and is adapted to be turned around in any direction,in order to bring any particular sizes of bag within reach of thegrocer. The bags are filled in the compartments to suit the varyingwidths of the latter, the spring-pressed clamps being drawn backward toallow the insertion of an additional supply. The larger sizes of thebags are supported at their upper projecting ends by means of the ringand bail,

the latter being readily detached'when it is desired to fill thecompartments. In the normal position the spring-pressed clamps bearagainst the bags, so as to press the same against the hoops I, and whenit is desired to withcompartments or receptacles is readily accessible,so that any one of the bags may be withdrawn at will.

' My improved bag-holder is simple in its construction and attractive tothe eye, besidesforming a very convenient means for holding the varioussizes of bags. Any desired number may be placed within the compartments,the foremost bag projecting over the opening M, so as to be in aconvenient place for withdrawal.

It will be apparent that various modifications may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a paper-bag holder, theseries of compartments or receptacles of varying sizes, the larger sizesbeing provided with means attached to the top of bag-holder forsupporting the upper projecting ends of the bags, as set forth.

2. Ina paper-bag holder, the series of compartments or receptacles ofvarying sizes, in combination with a ring and hail extending over thecompartments containing larger sizes of bags, the upper projecting endsof the latter fitting between the ring and hail, as set forth.

3. In a paper-bag holder, the series ofcompartmentsorreceptacleshavingspring-pressed clamps, and an openingformed in the bottom plate of compartment to receive the fingers inwithdrawing the bag, as set forth.

4. I11 a paper-bag holder, a series of compartments or receptacles, incombination with spring-pressed clamps working in the same, said clampshaving an operating-rod extending backward through the inner plate, anda spring coiled on said rod, as set forth.

5. In a paper-bag holder, a series of compartments or receptacles ofvarious sizes, the bottom plate of the compartments being formed with anopening to receive the fingers in withdrawing the bag, as set forth.

6. In a paper-bag holder, the compartments formed of partitions havingan inner plate,

bottom plate, and two or more hoops attached to outer face ofpartitions, as set forth.

7. In a paper-bag holder, the series of compartments of varying sizes,formed with hoops as an outer wall for the same, means for press.- ingthe bags against said hoops, and openings formed in the bottom plate ofthe compartments to receive the fingers inwithdrawing the bags, as setforth.

8. In a paper-bag holder, the series of compartments, in combinationwith spokes connected to the same and radiating from a hub, as setforth.

9. In a paper-bag holder, the compartments arranged in a circularseries, in combination with spokes connected to the same and radiatingfrom a hub, and a pipe fitted in the hub and journaled on asuitablesuspending-rod, as set forth.

10. In a paper-bag holder, the pipe journaled on a suitablesuspending-rod, in combination with the circular series of compartmentsaround the pipe and connected to the same, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE NEWTON FENN.

\Vitnesses:

W. D. SMITH, JOHN F. REYNOLDS.

